diff --git a/quests/dataflow/8a_Batch_Testing_Pipeline/lab/pom.xml b/quests/dataflow/8a_Batch_Testing_Pipeline/lab/pom.xml
index f397b67445..d0e907db3a 100644
--- a/quests/dataflow/8a_Batch_Testing_Pipeline/lab/pom.xml
+++ b/quests/dataflow/8a_Batch_Testing_Pipeline/lab/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.beam</groupId>